William Gardiner in Leicester - 1785
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, pages 66-68:
One of my earliest musical acquaintance was John Brooke, Esq., a gentleman of good fortune and refined manners, possessing considerable skill and taste in the fine arts. His house was a complete museum, containing the most valuable books, pictures, engravngs, and choice musical instruments. The first subscription concerts held in Leicester, in the year 1785, were projected by him, the orchestra chiefly composed of the following gentlemen: the Rev. Robert Burnaby, vicar of St. Margaret’s; his son, the Rev. Thomas Burnaby; William Tilley, John Brooke, William Hodges, and Robert Coleman, … more >>
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William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 1 (London, 1838), p. 66-68. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1397062610215 accessed: 6 October, 2024
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Ballad
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performed by Miss Fanny Valentine |
Concerto
written by Arcangelo Corelli |
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Concerto
written by George Frideric Handel |
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Concerto
written by Francesco Geminiani |
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Concerto
written by Stanley |
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Concerto
written by Avison |
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Oratorios
written by George Frideric Handel, Pasquale Anfossi |
performed by Miss Fanny Valentine |
Organ Concerto
written by George Frideric Handel, Ned Rorem |
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Symphony
written by Martini |
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Symphony
written by Stamitz |
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Symphony
written by Abell |
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Symphony
written by Maldere |
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Symphony
written by Van Hall |
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Symphony
written by Ditters |
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sinfonia
written by Haydn |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1785 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:56:50 +0100